This week, Year 6 have taken part in a series of Road Safety proficiency sessions delivered by the Hampshire Bikeability team. The weather has been absolutely perfect and the children have thoroughly enjoyed getting to grips with specific manoeuvres and reminders about how to ride safely on the road.

The children have learnt how to signal, how to perform a U-turn in the road and how to safely exit a junction using the 'Look, Block, Signal' strategy amongst other road safety skills. The children have all been very sensible and listened carefully to the instructions before practising the manoeuvres themselves. The children still have one more day to continue practising their new skills before being awarded with their cycling proficiency level 2 certificate. 

Everyone has shown excellent perseverance and we are really proud of how confident they have become when cycling on the road.

Here are a few quotes from the children:

"Bikeability has been good fun and I have really enjoyed it. I feel much more confident riding on the road." Joel C.

"I never used to feel confident cycling on the road but now I feel like I know what to do when a car approaches me." Imani

"The instructors are very encouraging and it's helped us to feel like we can be independent on the road." Jemima L.

"I have really enjoyed Bikeability this week because I have learnt lots of new skills and enjoyed riding my bike with my friends." Connor L

"This week has been amazing! We have learnt how to ride on the road safely and I have expanded my knowledge of the Highway Code. I now feel even more confident when riding on the road" Sean M.

"I really like riding my bike on the road. The instructors are really friendly and helped me learn how to ride my bike properly on the road." Cory F

"Bikeability has encouraged me to ride on the road more often because I now know the rules and how to stay safe." Isla H

"This week has been really helpful and I now feel more confident when riding on the road in different situations. When a car is approaching me, I now know how to react and feel more safe." Owain.

Take a look at our pictures to see how much fun we had during our Bikeability sessions.